News Staff On Thursday, at approximately 7:54 p.m., the Galloway Township Police Department responded to Route 30, westbound, in the area of Seventh Avenue for a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The deceased victim was identified as 33 year old Angeletta Sheppard from Barnegat. The suspected vehicle left the scene before law enforcement arrived. The … Read more
In an effort to eliminate pesky and sometimes harmful micrplastics the Atlantic County Utilities Authority is partnering with Princeton-based startup PolyGone Systems to bring the world’s first industrial-scale microplastic removal pilot program, as well as an educational pavilion, to the ACUA’s wastewater treatment facility on Route 30. A 2019 environmenetal study found the plastic ingested … Read more
Breathe a sigh of relief. Despite the old saying, lightning often strikes the same place twice. Cape May City officials want to head off significant damage should it hit City Hall a third time.At a recent City Council meeting, city Manager Paul Dietrich gave an update on work aimed at reducing the risk to City … Read more
The Atlantic City High School principal facing official misconduct charges after she allegedly failed to report the abuse of the mayor and superintendent’s teenage daughter was indicted Wednesday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. According to the Press of Atlantic City Constance Days-Chapman, 39, is also charged with apprehension of another and obstruction of justice. … Read more
Four Atlantic City residents have won the chance to buy a home at a steep discount. The Press of Atlantic City reports Karajenae Peak, Bianca Rios, Robin Cheatham-Wimbish and Nika Brooks are winners of the First-Time Homebuyer Lottery program, organized by New Jersey Community Capital. These four will have the chance to purchase a newly … Read more
Atlantic City Police recovered a stolen firearm during a motor vehicle stop where the driver was arrested. On September 6, at 6:01 AM, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the first block of south Kentucky Avenue. The driver of the vehicle, 43 year old David Toney of Absecon, had an active warrant for his … Read more
On Wednesday, 39 year old Constance Days-Chapman from Atlantic City and the principal of the Atlantic City High School, was indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury on five counts of Official Misconduct, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Hindering Apprehension of Another. It is alleged in the indictment that during the month of … Read more
The Maurice River Township Historical Society held on at the East Point Lighthouse through five decades of punishing storms and a global pandemic but now the lease has expired. And the organization is out, after scrambling to remove paperwork and an extensive collection of antiques set to recreate how the lighthouse may have looked in … Read more
Upper Township officials have been in talks with Beesley’s Point Development Group LLC about the future of the site of the former B.L. England power plant while remediation is on-going. The most recent update appears to be that talks will continue.The Press of Atlantic City reports after a closed-door meeting Monday, the Township Committee approved … Read more
A 35-year-old township woman Katherine MacPherson is accused of having a fraudulent substitute teaching certificate at the Alder Avenue Middle School, police said Wednesday. Police received a call from school district Security Director Bryan Paige advising that a substitute teacher, MacPherson, was at the school with what appeared to be a fraudulent teacher identification, the … Read more